Individual Artists: Yes, Yes, and Yes

The phrase “preaching to the choir” is made for moments like this: CAN Journal’s endorsement in favor of Cuyahoga County’s cigarette tax for the arts might seem completely unnecessary. Our readers are interested in art and artists, and the organizations that support them, and Collective Arts Network (CAN) has benefitted directly from the tax through general operating support for the […]

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Cleveland Mayoral Candidates and the Arts: Who Gets Your Vote?

Readers of CAN Blog and CAN Journal know the Arts sector has had enormous impact on Cleveland’s economy, neighborhoods, and quality of life.  And for the first time in 16 years, the city is about to have a new Mayor. In Fall of 2021, voters will first narrow a primary field from seven candidates to two, and then in November […]

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Support for the Arts: The Tax You Can Get

The effort to get additional public money to support the arts in Cuyahoga County is a lesson in taking what you can get. That’s been true from the beginning, but the current push to extend the cigarette tax beyond just cigarettes makes the point all over again. Counties seeking authority to tax for a specific purpose have to get permission […]

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Winter, 2016-2017 Events

Your easy, chronological guide to what Northeast Ohio galleries and museums have coming up in the next few months. More information about many of these exhibits can be found elsewhere in the pages of CAN. Enjoy the shows!   Continuing   Through November 23 Loreto Greve, Cleveland Foundation Creative Fusion Artist-in-Residence exhibition. CLEVELAND PRINT ROOM   Through November 25 The […]

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Heights Arts Holiday Store celebrates 15 years of showcasing Cleveland artists

Part of our nonprofit’s mission is to showcase and support our region’s artists, whether they are visual, literary or musical. Fortunately for all of us, Northeast Ohio and particularly Cleveland Heights,  is a burgeoning hotbed of creative talent. This season, Heights Arts is hosting the largest holiday store in its history, with a broad selection of giftable art in ceramics, […]

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